The Chinese Maritime Safety Administration announced on Sunday that the Chinese military will hold shooting drills in parts of the South China Sea. The exercises will take place from Sunday to Tuesday
By Laurie Chen QINGDAO, China, April 21 (Reuters) – The Chinese Navy on Sunday kicked off a biennial meeting of top foreign naval officials in the port city of Qingdao, in a
By W.G. Dunlop US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun via video teleconference Tuesday, in the first substantive talks between the superpowers’ defense chiefs in nearly 18 months. The United States has been working to strengthen defense cooperation with its allies in the Asia-Pacific region to counter China’s growing influence […]
The U.S. and the Philippines kicked off joint military drills Monday in the South China Sea, drawing immediate protests from China.
By Philip Heijmans (Bloomberg) — This was supposed to be the year that Vietnam reaped the benefits from one of its largest natural gas discoveries. An estimated 150 billion cubic meters
China’s Coast Guard said Tuesday it had “expelled” two Philippine ships from its waters in the disputed South China Sea, as Manila accused Beijing of using water cannon against two of its vessels. “On April 30, the Chinese Coast Guard, in accordance with the law, expelled Philippine coast guard ship 4410 and government ship 3004 […]
MANILA, April 27 (Reuters) – The Philippines on Saturday denied a Chinese claim that the two countries had reached an agreement over an escalating maritime dispute in the South China Sea, calling
'The narrative that unnamed or unidentified Chinese officials are propagating is another crude attempt to advance a falsehood,' says Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.
By Shaun Tandon US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday on the United States and China to manage their differences “responsibly” as he went on a charm offensive ahead of expected tough talks. A day before meeting Beijing’s top brass to tackle thorny issues including Russia, Taiwan and trade, Blinken’s visit to Shanghai saw […]
CNN’s Kylie Atwood sits down with top American diplomat Antony Blinken to discuss if recent actions by China violate a commitment made by Chinese leader Xi Jinping to President Joe Biden to not interfere with the 2024 elections.
In a meeting communiqué, G7 foreign ministers expressed their concerns about the situation in the South China Sea and stressed there is no legal basis for China’s expansive maritime claims in the strategic waterway.
US & Philippines Kick Off Largest Ever Joint Drills On 'China's Doorstep' Tensions are soaring in waters off China as the US and its close regional ally the Philippines launched expansive joint war drills Monday, not far from hotly disputed maritime areas. At over 16,000 troops, the exercises called the "Balikatan" drills (or "shoulder to shoulder") mark the largest ever conducted between the two allies. "The 2024 iteration is not only the largest but the most complex," Newsweek...